Bad Bunny has announced the El Último Tour del Mundo 2022—a tour named for his 2020 album of the same name. The tour will run from February to April 2022 across North America, and tickets will go on sale April 16 at 12 p.m. The announcement video features WWE star Triple H, who praised Bad Bunny’s performance in the ring at WrestleMania 37 on Sunday.
El Último Tour del Mundo was the third of three albums Bad Bunny released last year. It followed YHLQMDLG and Las Que No Iban a Salir.
El Último Tour del Mundo was the first Spanish-language No. 1 record in the chart’s history. He won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop or Urban Album this year for YHLQMDLG.
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars released “Leave the Door Open,” in March, their first collaboration as the group Silk Sonic. The track was an instant hit on social media, and has now finally hit the top spot on Billboard Hot 100. “It is now safe to wear your bell bottoms all week,” Paak wrote on Instagram. “Leave The Door Open is the number 1 song in the country and I can’t thank y’all enough! @brunomars we poppin bottles in the Stu today I’m otw champ!”
“Leave the Door Open” is Bruno Mars’ eighth number-one record on the Billboard Hot 100, and is just Paak’s second appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. His appearance on Eminem’s “Lock it Up” in February peaked at number 89. The honor comes just weeks after Paak won his fourth Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for “Lockdown.”
Stream “Leave the Door Open” now on all major platforms.
Kelsea retreated to Magnolia Acres in rural Columbia, Tennessee just outside of Nashville over the weekend for a writing retreat in the woods with songwriters Nicolle Galyon and Jimmy Robbins.
The chart-topping singer shared a series of photos on Instagram that shows the three enjoying the spring weather while drinking wine, playing dominoes and working on music. “Songs, dominoes, wine,” Kelsea captioned the photos.
Nicolle shared in her post that the trio wrote six new songs over the course of nearly two days for the project, which she refers to as “KB4,” alongside a photo of Jimmy seated at the piano while Kelsea smiles with a glass of wine in hand.
Kelsea’s fourth album follows the autobiographical Kelsea, released in 2020. The singer wrote several songs with Nicolle and Jimmy for the project, including the top-20 hit “Homecoming Queen?” and her current single, “Half of My Hometown,” featuring Kenny Chesney.
Suiting the Sound chronicles the history of Western clothing in the country music landscape and the designers who created the aesthetic known as “rhinestone cowboy.” The exhibit also explores contemporary country fashion including Nudie suits and vintage costumes as worn by artists ranging from Margo Price to Lil Nas X and Post Malone.
Meanwhile, Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats, which was a gallery exhibit at the museum from 2015-2018, has been adapted for the digital space. It explores Bob Dylan‘s famous recordings in Nashville in the 1960s, as we;; as the impact of Johnny Cash‘s TV show, which exposed country music to a wider audience. It also highlights the history of the session musicians known as the “Nashville Cats,” which included Charlie Daniels, Jerry Reed, Charlie McCoy and more who were featured on recordings by Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Dylan.
The exhibits are available to view now on the official CMHOF website.
Travis Denning is taking it back to the early 2000s with the humorous video for his latest single, “ABBY.”
Throughout the video, Travis tips his hat to the artists that came before him including Kenny Chesney,Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith and Montgomery Gentry.
“I swear, the early 2000s were perfect for country music videos. They were cheesy, but they were fun and they’re so nostalgic now. I wish I could do a video like that,” Travis says.
His self-fulfilling prophecy comes to life in the video that honors the classic moves as seen in early 2000s country music videos, with Travis dramatically singing in the rain and playing guitar in an open field in a brilliant sunset.
The singer also dons a black cowboy hat, akin to Tim McGraw‘s, and throws in some signature hip swivels for good measure, along with plenty of dramatic, deadpan expressions.
“ABBY' has always been a song that typically gets a good laugh when people first hear the lyrics. So, when it came to a concept for the music video, it just made sense for it to be something that matched that sentiment of lightheartedness and not taking yourself too seriously,” he explains.
“ABBY” is the follow up single to Travis’ #1 hit, “After a Few.” It’s featured on his 2020 EP, Beer’s Better Cold.
The singer made the announcement on social media Monday, saying he will not be appearing on the first live episode of the current season on American Idol tonight since he tested positive for the virus.
“I'm sad to say I won't be a part of tonight's first live @AmericanIdol show. I tested positive for COVID but I'm doing well and look forward to being back at it soon,” he writes. Many fans also shared their well wishes in the comments section.
It was revealed on the official American Idol Instagram that Luke is in quarantine at his home and that former American Idol judge Paula Abdul will be filling in for him during Monday’s episode.
“Luke will be missed at our first #AmericanIdol LIVE show tonight, but he is resting now in quarantine at home and we're wishing him a speedy recovery,” American Idol producers share in a statement.
Paula was one of the show’s original judges, alongside Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. This marks her first appearance as a judge since the American Idol reboot premiered on ABC.
A statement from ABC says that production on American Idol follows “strict, rigorous, COVID guidelines” that requires those on the set to be routinely tested in accordance to the guidelines.
American Idol airs Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Garth Brooks is taking a walk down memory lane as he prepares for his upcoming appearance at the 2021 Cheyenne Frontier Days.
It was announced last week that Garth is part of the all-star lineup for the 125th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming in July.
The last time he performed at the event was during its 100th anniversary in 1996, when late 90s country star Chris LeDoux joined him to perform their hit duet, “Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy.”
The performance came at the height of Garth’s career at the time, following the release of his blockbuster 1990 album, No Fences.
“Six years from the first record, everything was going out way, and when I came out in Cheyenne, that place went to a level like oh my gosh!' and I'm sittin' up there struttin' around. I'm having a great time singing and playing, and Chris LeDoux walks out onstage,” Garth recalls. He adds that Chris was there as a potential fill-in for him, because Garth was waiting on the birth of his youngest daughter, Allie.
“It went to a level that I had never seen before and never seen since,” Garth recalls of the audience reaction. “They loved him. They worshipped him. They should.”
Chris passed away from cancer in 2005.
Frontier Days takes places July 23-31. Garth will open the festival on July 23, with Blake Shelton,Maren Morris, Eric Church and Kane Brown among the many other performers.
Blake Shelton may be a Hollywood star thanks to The Voice, but he’s still connected to his Midwestern roots.
The singer turned to Instagram over the weekend to reveal that he caught a monstrous paddlefish while on a fishing trip in his native Oklahoma. Blake shared a photo of himself from the boat, proudly showing off the massive prize fish.
“I'll bet some of y'all have never heard of a paddlefish. We got them here in my home state! Y'all come to Oklahoma where the outdoors are always open!” he writes.
Fans were impressed, with comments ranging from “that is one big fish” and “now thats a catch,” to another declaring, “that fish makes 6'5 245 Blake Shelton look small.”
Blake and his fiancée, Gwen Stefani, have spent much of their time during the pandemic on their property in Oklahoma. The couple has tentative plans to marry this summer.
On this date in 1989, a country legend-to-be released his self-titled debut album. The track list contains some of his earliest and best-loved hits, including “The Dance,” “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and his first-ever country single, “Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old).” Do you know who he is? ANSWER: Garth Brooks.
Conditions worsened at a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Sunday, as residents experienced loud rumbling, lightning and heavy ashfall. The eruption of La Soufrière forced many residents to evacuate their homes, though some remained in place. The rumbling was heard in the capital of Kingstown, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south.
About 16,000 people have fled, however there have been no reports of anyone being killed or injured. Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of the 32 islands that make up the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has said people should remain calm and remain vigilant in protecting themselves from the coronavirus. He said officials were trying to figure out the best way to collect and dispose of the ash, which covered an airport runway near Kingstown, and fell as far away as Barbados, about 120 miles (190 kilometers) to the east.
About 3,200 people took refuge at 78 government-run shelters, and four empty cruise ships stood ready to take other evacuees to nearby islands, with a group of more than 130 already taken to St. Lucia. Nearby nations, including Antigua and Grenada, also offered to take in evacuees. Those staying at the shelters were tested for COVID-19, with anyone testing positive being taken to an isolation center.
